Sep 02
The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Precision Health (IPH) has awarded funding to researchers spanning multiple departments at the University, as well as to colleagues at partner schools. IPH awarded proposals with two types of funding: seed grants, which provide funding for high-risk, high-reward research ideas, and harvest grants, which help researchers expand on established projects or pursue …
Mar 01
Excited that our novel approach to tackling antibiotic resistance is gaining well-deserved publicity! We need outside the box thinking to tackle this problem. Juliane Hopf #advanceddoagnosticsandtherapeutics #notredame #antibioticresistance #nanotechnology #nanoscaleadvances #pdnano #biomimetics #health #nanoparticles #nd https://phys.org/news/2020-01-tackling-antibiotic-resistance-phage-mimicking-antibacterial.html Tackling antibiotic resistance: Phage-mimicking antibacterial core-shell nanoparticles could help by Brandi Wampler, University of Notre Dame Nanoparticle. Credit: P Nallathamby …
Jan 24
According to the World Health Organization, one of the biggest health threats around the world is antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers at Notre Dame are working to combat this problem by developing a nanoparticle-based system. Please check out this press release written by Brandi Wampler, our science communication specialist at Notre Dame Research. https://news.nd.edu/news/new-technology-could-help-tackle-antibiotic-resistance/ The peer-reviewed publication …
Nov 08
Phage-mimicking antibacterial core–shell nanoparticles. Excited to have started publishing and filing for a patent on our antibiotic-free antimicrobial nanoparticles research. More to come in the following months! Thankful for the support from #notredame #ideacenter #antibioticresistance #ndnano #Advanceddiagnosticsandtherapeutics #ADandT #openaccess The increasing frequency of nosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms concurrent with the stagnant discovery of …
Feb 14
Biomedical research is at risk of losing the antibiotics vs. pathogens arms race. Pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and salmonellosis are becoming harder and sometimes impossible to treat due to the fast emergence and global spread of new antibiotic resistance. Without urgent action, we are heading for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries …
May 04
The poster presented by the undergraduate researchers (Margo Waters and Veronica Kalwatjys), explaining their work on a rationally designed, modular antimicrobial nanoparticle system was well received at COS-JAM 2018. Margo worked on the synthesis of the antimicrobial nanoparticles. Veronica has started testing the antimicrobial properties of these nanoparticles under the direction of Dr. Juliane Hopf. …
Mar 06
Undergraduate Research Assistant Margo Waters (Sophomore), at her first poster presentation. Margo synthesizes the anisotropic nanoparticles being used in the ongoing study looking into the applications of antimicrobial peptides@nanoparticles as surfactants on implant materials and medical devices. The project lead is Dr. Juliane Hopf and her undergraduate mentee is Veronica Kalwatjys. The work is in collaboration …
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